North Oldham

The Lady Dragons defeated North Oldham 50-37 Friday, Dec. 28 in the tournament’s final. South Oldham held North Oldham to four points in the third quarter and outscored its district opponent by 10 points in the second half.

North Oldham girls basketball rallied late for a 56-54 victory over Shelby County. Riley Neal had the game-winning layup with two seconds left to complete a double-digit comeback for the Lady Mustangs.

North Oldham earned its second road win in less than 24 hours with a 66-35 defeat of Collegiate Saturday, Jan. 5 in Louisville. The Lady Mustangs, winners of six of their last seven games, used their defense to build an early advantage.

Despite a second-half rally, North Oldham boys basketball couldn’t recover from a poor first quarter, falling to Valley 78-61 Friday, Jan. 4 in Louisville. After falling behind by 18 points in the first half, the Mustangs came within two points in the fourth quarter, but couldn’t complete the comeback attempt.

North Oldham girls basketball won for the fifth time in six games with a 56-30 victory over Valley Friday, Jan. 4 in Louisville. The Lady Mustangs (8-5) rode dominant first and third quarters, combining to outscored Valley 39-6 in the two periods.

Plagued by several scoring droughts, North Oldham boys basketball couldn’t keep pace with Pleasure Ridge Park’s (PRP) perimeter shooting in the final day of the Jean Schumm Operation Parent Classic hosted by South Oldham, falling 70-41 Saturday, Dec. 29. PRP made 10 3-pointers, including eight in the first half, to build a double-digit advantage.

North Oldham girls basketball defeated Valley 59-14 in the first round of the Lady Trojans Holiday Jamboree Wednesday, Dec. 26 hosted by Southern. The Lady Mustangs improved to 6-4 as 10 players scored in a game that North Oldham led the entire way.

North Oldham boys basketball suffered its fourth straight defeat with a 74-65 loss to Waggener Monday, Dec. 17 in Goshen. Plagued by several scoring droughts, the Mustangs couldn't withstand several second half runs by the visitors as Waggener improved to 8-1.

North Oldham coach David Levitch thought Waggener is the best team the Mustangs have played this season.